Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-15
DEATH IN A WELL.
5HE DROWNING or TWO CHILDREN
IN EoRrH CAROLINA.
The Prohibition Campaign in Raleigh
Ix-confederato ReupiOns-Railrosd
Notes Personals ard Briefs.
Especial telegram to tho pI,p.,csI

RALEIGH. ". g., May II. News has beer
| iectned OF The accidental drowning OF TIVE
| cbiiofen IN Pttt county. They were left al
nome by their parents. A child eyed foul
honlhs was frettni, and the oldest child
| aEed eight years, placed u on the well curb
| " Is supposed, when 10 fell into the we'll
Nbereupon The other child sprang IN u
rescue 1t, and both were dro wned. tn,
| parents found 'he iOdies in The well when
| they returned.
| Selma HTinkley. 4 cOloTed woman. j. Ia
| inii at Smitttield for the murder NJ he
| baby. she killed. the child by breaking ~
skull and buried IT inthe woods.
The Prohibiiionl,ts here have arranged
Yer iieid-d1y tomorrow. with services n
| three places. The cOloTod people are mani
testing a great Interest In the campaign.
Arrangements were perfected to-day fol
The attendance Of q number Of cx. Confed.
crates Of this section at the Norfolk re-.
union next Thursdly.
1t was pretta definitely decided to-day
that Governor Scales will not attend the
national drill at Washington.
IMPORTANT 10 DRUNMYRs.
Judge Clark las decided, at Arson coun.
~, superior court, a case OF interest TO
commercial travellers. a drummer stOpped
1t a hotel, ran up bill, failed TO DIy, and
The landlord "aitached his sample-clsc
His defence against the attachment wa,
That the S1mple-case was not bis property,
but that Of his house, and therefore mol
liable 10 seizure for his debts. But Judge
Cl.rk decided IN favor Of the landlord, and
The drummer has appealed TO the Supreme
Court.
DEADLY LIGHTNING.
Last year there were remarkably few
storms OF thunder and lightning, but
this season they are frequent and deadly
Already six persons have been killed by
lightnng-strOkes. Mr. RIddick and a
young son, OF PaSquOtank county, and
Joseph Benbury (cOlOrcd). OF Hartford.
are among this weeks victims.
CURRENT NEWS.
Reports as TO the work OF the convict
force on the Carthage railway are that by
August lst it will be finished, so far As the
grading is concerned.
Work on the sircet-car lines at Ashcyilc
begins next FRIDAY. The tracks at Dur.
ham will soon be laid, but a delay in re-
ceiving the cars will prevent the begin-
ming OF the service until July 18Th or
thercabOuts.
The BGptistS OF the First church Of thl,
city expected to give their Sun1ay-schoOl .
picnic at PittSborO' to-day, but the affair
IL postponed until after the 20.h instant.
Charlotte Is TO have u free mil delivery
July 1st.
A telegram TO the Quartermlster. General
from the HOrnet'sNest Ri1emen, Of Char
lotto, says that company will not need tents
mt Washington. From this 1t il inferred
that the company will not attend. Tents
have been furnished for the Governors
Guard, High Point Guards, and Forsyth
Rilcmen.
Knights Of Labor are much Interested in
the libel suit against Editor {. +. King, OF
the Craftsman, the Charlotte labor journal.
The suit will he heard at Durham, in the
superior Court, the 30th instant. Mr. KING
has had consultation with State Master
Workman Nichols on the subject.
EVENTS or THE COMING WEEK.
Monday work will begin on the rlilNu
from Statesyllc to Taylorsviile, and IT,
verv early completion Il assured. Colonel
Andrews says. Wednesday the Protcsiau
Episcopal Diocese OF East Carolina h)ld-
IFS annual convention at EdentOn, Bishop
\. \. Watson presiding. Thursday. FRI.
day, and Saturday the Second regiment o.
The State Guard Will be in camp at vii.
mingtoD. Friday is a state holiday. i
will be celebrated in handsome style al
Wilmington and Charlotte, while at Puts.
borO' there will be a grand celebration In
honor OF the completion Of the Pttsb)ro'
railway. On, ThursJly a NUMBER OF ex
Confederate soldiers Of this city expect 70
be in Norfolk to JOIN with Pickett Buchanan
Camp. Confederate Veterans, in obseryinz
memOrial.diy. On Friday Governor Scale.
delivers the annual address at the com.
mencementOf salem High School, Simpson
county.
THE PRESIDENT ISVTrED.
Mr.. Eugene G.. IIsrrell. secretary OF to
North Carolina Teachers Assembly, which
has a membership OF some 1000. left to.
day for Washington TO invite President
Cleveland 10 attend the next meeting Of
toe assembly, which j. 10 be held at the
Atlantic Hotel, Morchead City, in June
Governor Scales and the heads OF the STATE
departments, &c, join in the invitation.
TIE Episcopal CONVENTION
+ The Diocese of North Carolina. which
ga. been 10 session here since "Wednesday,
aOjourued to-day. 50 far u, active cuisines,
is concerned. TIE next session Of The con-
vcntion will be held in II. Luke's church,
: salisbury, the fourth WenDe,dIy in mex,
May.
The Raleigh savings Banh-thc only on,
in Moth Croiina-iorml.iy opensd IT,
doors 10 d9y, and received m1ny deposits.